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Shattering scenes in the heart of American democracy - these recordings will remain unforgettable.
An unleashed mob storms the Capitol, keeping Washington DC in suspense for hours.
A coup by the losers - spurred on by the incumbent US president.
The Capitol is now secured - the session of the deputies will continue.
But how did the escalation come about?
Donald Trump uses the day on which Congress wants to confirm the election result for a major rally in Washington DC In front of thousands of supporters, he repeats the lie that the elections have been rigged.
Donald Trump, US President
"Nobody here wants our election victory to be stolen from us by radical left-wing Democrats."
Many of Trump's supporters see themselves legitimized to take matters into their own hands: While Biden's election victory is to be confirmed in Congress, they march to the Capitol and break into the building.
The police are completely powerless.
The protesters get inside, the meetings are interrupted, the MPs have to hide in offices.
Trump's supporters rummage through the senators' left pockets.
Police officers try to keep the mob at bay with guns drawn.
The horror is great, Joe Biden finds sharp words:
Joe Biden, US President-elect
“Storming the Capitol, smashing windows, occupying offices, occupying the United States Senate, rummaging through the desks of the House of Representatives in the Capitol, and threatening the safety of duly elected officials is not a protest.
It's riot. "
And the US President?
Trump sits in the White House and watches television, it is said.
Only later does he address his followers on Twitter:
Donald Trump, US President
»We must have peace.
Goes home.
We love you.
You are something special. "
However, the video was deleted from Twitter shortly afterwards because Trump repeated his unfounded allegations of fraud here too.
Meanwhile, the National Guard was deployed in Washington, and it was only hours later that the congress building was declared safe and the MPs continued their sessions.
The balance of the day: Four people are dead after the riot. One woman died because she was shot.
The police report 52 arrests.
The day of the Trump rebellion will go down as a low point in the history of American democracy.